I have edited his library and it works. I have tested it.
@ibrahimqazi thanks so much!
Thanks @Siya
I have replaced my LiDAR Lite v3 with TF03, and after a meany test, I am pleased with it.
I did not see TF350 anywhere to buy. Is it COTS? If yes, how much is the price?
@hmsavani Thank you for your feedback. TF350 is a long range 350m LiDAR sensor, very similar like TF03, main difference is range and enclosure. Public price is US$499. Please allow me to PM you. Thanks.
Is there a tutorial anywhere on how to update the TF-Luna?
The link says that the transfer has expired
Try this one:
Thanks! That worked and I was able to update the tf-luna. Iâll test it out when I get some time.
Iâm trying to get a TF-Luna setup over I2C in Plane 4.0 on a Navio2 board. I have RNGFND1_ADDR = 16 and RNGFND_TYPE = 25 (also tried with 20). The 4 active pins on the Luna wired to the corresponding 4 pins on the Navio2âs I2C port. TF-Lunaâs firmware has been updated per instructions here. In Mission Planner I see rangefinder1 0 and sonarrange 0, so it doesnât appear to be working. Am I setting the TYPE wrong?
Hi Everyone - wonderful discourse going on here. First time post - shout out to the Quebecois, la vrai belle province!
I am attempting to utilize the object avoidance functionality with the multiple TF Lunas (i.e., 6 instead of the full 8).
My setup:
MRobotics pixracer
MRobotics GPS module (w/ i2c port)
Ardupilot (latest release)
TF Luna lidars
(receiving my Hex flow sensor today, and will set that up as well for position maintenance)
I have successfully setup RNGFND1 on serial 4, downward facing and according to QGCâs Mavlink inspector I am getting good results and it seems to work well with Alt-Hold.
Now I am at the stage where i am incorporating the remaining Lunas using the i2c connection so that i can setup multiple Lunas in an avoidance array.
I am connecting my Lunas via the i2c port that is on the GPS, which plugs into serial3/i2c port on the pixracer. The Lunas have been successfully flashed with the new driver. On one of the Lunas I am testing i changed the address to 0x21 (i.e., decimal =33) and the other i left at the default 0x10 (i.e., 16). RNGFND1 is the downward facing Luna and it is plugged into serial 4, and serial 4 is set to rangefinder at 115 baud. RNGFND2 is where i am testing the i2c Lunas, and I have tried both addresses (i.e,. the default 16 on the unchanged Luna and 33 on the one that I updated).
Here is where things get a bit weirdâŠwhen I setup serial 3 (which is the GPS/i2c port on pixracer) for the rangefinder functionality (switched from the default GPS functionality), RNGFND1 on serial 4 stops working. If I change serial 3 back to GPS, RNGFND1 on serial 4 is active again. In both scenarios I do not get any feedback from the RNGFND2 on the i2c.
A few questions and, please, suggestions are very welcome!
(1) is it possible to use both serial 4 and serial 3 to connect multiple lidars, or are the i2c and serial inputs mutually exclusive? In other words, can i plug in serial 4 + a bunch of lidars on serial 3/i2c?
(2) (a) Letâs assume that i use telem1 and serial 4 for the inputs, when i assign serial2 (which is telemetry i believe) to rangefinder functionality and serial 4 for rangefinder functionality, how does it know which one is RNGFND1 or RNGFND2 (as in the RNGFND settings there is no way to link which rangefinder will connect to which port, i.e., how will it know which of RNGFND1 or 2 is connected to serial4 or serial2?).
(2)(b) With I2c, i assume that because the RNGFND has an address input, that automatically pixracer assigns any rangefinder that has an address under RNGFND_Address to Serial3/i2c (is this correct)?
(3) Lastly, if we are able to connect both serial 4 and serial3/i2c, is there anything i am doing wrong here on a basic level?
Thanks again everyone, once I get this up and running, i will be sure to post a clear instructional on how it was setup for the benefit of everyone. If we can get this lidar array setup + flow sensor, then we have a very solid, low resource, GPS denied platform for basic autonomy. I am currently working with the intel265 on the rover, and I really think that setting it up this way will be faster and less resource intensive. I can then focus on using the companion for object recognition and ROS navigation using object recognition (e.g., follow a red ball or face), while the pixracer uses the sensor array to deal with avoidance and stabilization (in both drone and rover).
BTW I will try a few more tests on the pixracer and then see if i canât make it work with a pixhawk with the separate i2c port.
Salut
Have you read my blog?
It is using serial and multiple I2C TFMini S (not yet tested with Luna)
Salutations de Québec
on i2c port you can connect multiple i2c periph but they must have different addresses or will do conflict and every periph must be powered with power source.
I think you must build a board or config a board for build an array with sensor, i advice you to test a lunar wires on a can nodeâŠlow spikes in reading and transmission
LOL I suspect you have a thing with Can Node
im building a board for benewake sensors but for can bus
Merci!
It seems when reading on my phone I missed the initial instruction on your blog P. Looks like I need to do some more programming of the Lunas to get them operating correctly. I will go through the instructional step by step. Appreciate the tutorial and quick responseâŠwill be sure to update as to success!
Thanks for the idea Dave - only issue is that i will be connecting the hex flow sensor into the CAN input. Iâll read through Poirierâs blog and see if he addresses the powering issues there. Thanks again both!
Hey Poirier, so i went through the blog. Seems like all my connections are the same as yours. Main difference with Luna is that you donât need to flash a modeâŠyou simply plug the ground into the 5th pin and i2c mode is activated.
Still getting no response on the manual-indicated default 16 address set on RNGFND1 (with all the other settings you mention). Only difference is that there is no separate power going to the lidar from the I2C port. Can you please confirm that you need a separate voltage lead even for one lidar only when connecting only 1 i2c device to the pixhawk i2c port ? (at this point i am testing with only 1) Thanks again!
if you are good in DYI cable you can share the flow can with other can periphsâŠ
Thanks Dave! I am not too bad, i can put together wiring as needed. But, not sure if the Luna will work on CAN, and assuming it does, what would the wiring look like? Thanks again.